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duck down vs down

down vs duck down

duck down and down both are nouns.

duck down is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

duck down is not a verb while down is a verb.

duck down is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duck down Yes No No No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, down is a hypernym of duck down; that is, down is a word with a broader meaning than duck down:
  • duck down: down of the duck
  • down: soft fine feathers
Other hypernyms of duck down include down feather.
duck down (noun) down (noun)
down of the duck (American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
duck down (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
duck down (verb) down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
duck down (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between duck down and down

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